11:36 PM,
Mar. 15, 2013

Written by

The Register?s Editorial board

We live in the wealthiest country in the world. Americans should have access to something as basic as health care. That is the premise that has driven The Des Moines Register's editorial board to advocate for health insurance reform for more than a decade. It is the thinking behind our recent editorials supporting the expansion of Medicaid in this state.

Under the federal health reform law, Iowa can insure about 100,000 more low-income residents in the program next year. These are people who have been living without health insurance.